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Texas publisher Lohman asks SBOE to delay judgment after IMRA mandate gave eight weeks to comply
Summary
Alan Lohman, founder and CEO of Lohman Education, testified to the State Board of Education on Sept. 9 that his Texas‑based supplemental publisher had only eight weeks to submit for IMRA 2025 after being told the board mandated participation, and he asked the board to place the company on a no‑action list so it can resubmit in 2026.
Alan Lohman, founder and chief executive officer of Texas publisher Lohman Education, told the State Board of Education during public testimony on Sept. 9 that his company was surprised to learn the board required its products to participate in the 2025 Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) cycle and that the company had only about eight weeks to prepare a submission.
Lohman said his company’s materials earned “100% scores in TEKS and ELPS alignment” and “near perfect” suitability scores in the limited time available. He told the board he believes one suitability flag reported in the preliminary IMRA materials was a technology error and provided supplemental documentation to staff. He asked the board to place Lohman Education on a no‑action list, which…
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